Another fire at a high rise under construction, this time in the Theater District

By adamg on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 5:31pm

Fire at Tremont Street and Stuart Street

Boston firefighters responded around 5:15 p.m. to Tremont and Stuart streets, where a fire broke out on the first and second floors of a 24-story hotel under construction, next to the Wilbur Theater.

Fire commanders declared the fire knocked down around 5:45 p.m. in the building, which will house 346 "micro" hotel rooms.

The Boston Fire Department, which says the fire was limited to 'exterior construction materials," estimates damage at $250,000.

This is the third fire to break out in a high-rise tower under construction in Boston in recent weeks. On March 9, a fire erupted in a tower under construction on Causeway Street; on Feb. 23, a fire broke out in a tower under construction at the Government Center Garage.

Theater District fire (photo by Jan):

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— David Thaler (@drthaler) April 4, 2019

Fire in bottom floor of bldg under construction at Stuart and Tremont. Smoke has dissipated. @universalhub pic.twitter.com/Zgtc5LmTa7

— David Perry (@FramWorMBTA) April 4, 2019

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Comments

Tufts outpatient building is directly behind it

By lobster nanny on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 5:36pm.

Good thing this is after hours.

:) :) :)

By zetag on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 6:37pm.

The notorious smiley face arsonsist!

there was a "Red Flag" fire danger warning today

By Ron Newman on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 6:47pm.

Red Flag Warning for Southeast Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Maybe not a good day to be welding anything

Point proven

By BostonDog on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 7:00pm.

This is why I don't trust buildings made of concrete and steel. Had they stuck with wood this wouldn't have happened.

Riiiight

By bgl on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 10:21pm.

Except this, and the other cases were well contained and managed and construction continued. Unlike, say, the fire that broke out in the 5 over 1 stick built building by Ashmont which ended in a total lose requiring the entire thing to be torn down and rebuilt.

clue to cause of fire

By Ishmael Jones on Fri, 04/05/2019 - 10:57am.

White Punks on Dope

beat me to it

By AgingCynic on Fri, 04/05/2019 - 12:59pm.

cue "down the tubes" jokes.......